Customer Service Accounts Payable

OBJECTIVE

Experienced Accounting professional seeking a permanent full time position to utilize recent education and job experience in order to help an organization reach particular goals and objectives.

EDUCATION

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Cairo, New York

Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting December 2010

UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON Essex, UK

Study Abroad Program December 2007

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

WEALTH FINANCIAL SERVICES Buffalo Grove, IL

Accountant (Internship) 2015

Reconciled bank statement and credit card transactions using Quick Books.

Produced weekly budget report to keep sales team on track.

Produced financial statements for company director

Performed tax filing for company and individuals.

OPTICS PLANET Northbrook, IL

Accounts Payable Specialist (Temporary Assignment) 2014 - 2015

Processed invoices and checks using Peach Tree Software and performed 3-way purchase order matching the invoices and checks.

Liaised and coordinated with vendors and customers.

Reconciled the fixed assets and vendor assessment for any discrepancies for month-end closing.

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER CO. Itasca, IL

Accounts Payable Assistant (Temporary Assignment) 2014

Validated Rock Disbursement Packages against amount on checks, wires and ACH.

Printed and obtained multiple signatures for large checks.

Scanned reports using Rock Software to close reports for month-end.

TRANSTAR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT Elk Grove Village, IL

Staff Accountant (Temporary Assignment) 2014

Prepared monthly bank and account reconciliations using Quick Books.

Revised and revised invoice amounts to reconciled and matched with the journal entries.

Maintained credit card charges and purchase order system with Quick Books.

PREGIS CORP. Deerfield, IL

Internal Auditor and Accountant (Temporary Assignment) 2013

Requested clients’ vendors to submit detailed aging report or statement of accounts to find unidentified credits in form of credit memos, returns, unapplied or outstanding payments, and prepayment.

Provided customer service to resolve disputes among clients and clients’ vendors based on their payment procedures.

Revised company’s Cash Flow Statement and Monthly Credit Budget.

Generated census for management to be submitted for yearly review of profit figures as well as performed Field Work.

WALGREENS CORP. Deerfield, IL

Compliance Consultant 2013- 2014

Audited and billed invoices to vendors using the Lawson System.

Helped the company to transition from Lawson System to a new system for processing invoices.

Followed Sarbanes Oxley Law to ensure compliance with the international invoices using the US Standards.

MCKLEIN CO. Chicago, IL

Internship 2012-2013

Maintained daily cash transactions and vendor payments.

Performed accounting operations, including A/P, A/R, debt recoveries and bank reconciliations.

Responsible for inventory management including counting and recording all items accurately.

ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY

MACYS Vernon Hills, IL

Sales (Seasonal) 2015

Maintaining the sales goal for the cosmetic department

Assisting customers with cosmetic product

STATE FARM Arlington Heights, IL

State Farm Agent (Summer) 2015

Reconciled bank statements, processed and researched any discrepancies.

Responsible for the record keeping associated with receiving, recording and reconciling accounts for produced car and/or home quotes for new and existing customers.

Assisted vendors with payment procedures.

BROWN R CARTAGE Schaumburg, IL

Data entry Clerk (Temporary Assignment) 2015

Entered truck dispatch into system.

Assisted in filing insurance for drivers and filing.

Processed invoices using trucking system

PRIVATE TUTOR Vernon Hills, IL

Tutor (Through Wyzant) 2015

Tutored English, Math and other subjects to children as well as college students

Helped students with projects, reading, writing and other work

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